Playing cards



Nov. 23 1926.

A. LEFEBURE PLAYING CARDS Filed Feb. 24, 1926 Jig at gvwento'c 44/70/414- 1 EFEBURL spade suit may be printed in'solid black as Patented Nov. 23, 1926;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTOINE LEFEIBUBE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFOHIL.

PLAYING CARDS.

This invention relates to playing cards. It is well known that even experienced card players sometimes fail to distinguish between suits of the same color, and therefore make errors in playing. This is due to the fact that suits of the same color, and particularly spades and clubs, consist of symbols which are comparatively not greatly difi'erent from each other in configuration and are of about the same visibility. An object of my invention is the provision of playing cards in which suits of the same color may be readily distinguished from each other.

' With the foregoing object in view, together with such other ob ects and advantages as may subsequently appear, this invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in Iyvhich: f f 1 i re 1 is a view 0 a group 0 aying cards showing the four diflt'erent suits, two of which, namely clubs and diamonds, are according to m invention,while the other two suits, name y spades and hearts, are according to well established construction;

Figure 2 is a view of the ace of clubs in accordancewith my invention; and

Figure 3 is a viewof the ace of diamonds in accordance with the invention.

According to my invention, the suits of a given'color maybe readily distinguished from each other by changing the symbols of the cards of only one of the suits of that color, leaving the cards of the other suit of the same color unaltered. For example, as illustrated, the symbols of the cards of the usual, while the symbols of the cards of the club suit, as shown, are printed in solid blackaround three circular white areas which are located within the confines of the branches of the symbols of the club cards.

It will thus be seen that the club suit has a lower visibiliffi than the s ade suit, and ma be ve rea 'ly distin is edtherefrom.

he 'sym ols of the car of the heart suit may be printed in solid red as usual, while the cards of the diamond suit, as shown, have thelr symbols printed around diamond shaped white areas which are located within the confines of the diamond s mbols and conform in configuration with t e complete diamond symbols. This construction 'ves the diamond suit a lower degree of visi ility than the usual construction of the heart suit, and enables the two suits to be readily distinguished.

It thus will be obvious that the club suit and the diamond suit will be instantly and unmistakably distinguishable visually from the spade suit and the heart suit, respectively, when a deck of playing cards is formed according to the present invention.

While I have described one embodiment of my invention, modifications thereof may be readily devised without departing from the spirit of my invention, and it is to be understood that such modifications come within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

Playing cards comprising four suits, the cards of the respectlve suits being distinguished from one another by colored symbols produced on the faces of the cards and being known as heart, diamond, spade, and club cards, vrespectively, the diamond cards having within the confines of certain of their diamond mbols substantially white spaces correspon 'ng in configuration with the complete diamond ANTOINE FLEFEBURE. 

